Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) Executive Director Joe Rugola, who compared workplace freedom to Nazism during a May 1 press conference, also likened workplace freedom to slavery and suggested forced unionism is like universal suffrage, Ohio Capital Blog video shared by Marc Kovac reveals. While watching the following clip, keep… Continue reading AFSCME Boss: Freedom is Slavery, Forced Unionism is Like Universal Suffrage
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Watch Union Bosses Go Berserk Over Right to Work
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Union bosses launched a volley of propaganda against workplace freedom and its backers as legislation to secure Ohioans’ right to opt out of paying union dues was being introduced in the Ohio House. Video from the May 1 meltdown is available online courtesy of Marc Kovac at Ohio… Continue reading Watch Union Bosses Go Berserk Over Right to Work
Millionaire Union Boss Compares Ohioans to Nazis
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE) Executive Director Joe Rugola, who last week compared supporters of workplace freedom to Nazis, was paid $253,351 in member dues during the union’s most recent fiscal year. At a May 1 press conference, Rugola decried workplace freedom as “extreme.” Asked by reporters… Continue reading Millionaire Union Boss Compares Ohioans to Nazis
Ohio Senate GOP leaders rake in union cash
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Republican leadership in the Ohio Senate has received nearly $200,000 in labor union donations since 2011, secretary of state records reveal. Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) announced on May 1 that he does not expect the Senate to pursue workplace freedom, signaling majority support for forced unionism.… Continue reading Ohio Senate GOP leaders rake in union cash
Workplace Freedom Bills Introduced in Ohio House
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. State Representative Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) and Rep. Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) held a May 1 press conference announcing the introduction of two bills which would make Ohio the 25th workplace freedom state. Roegner has drafted legislation to prevent private-industry labor unions from taking dues as a condition of… Continue reading Workplace Freedom Bills Introduced in Ohio House
Government Unions Lead 2013 Political Spending
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Public employee unions were the biggest spenders of all Ohio political action committees (PACs) during the first three and a half months of 2013, based on data released last week by the secretary of state. Sorting PAC reports by expenditures from January 1 through April 17, government unions held… Continue reading Government Unions Lead 2013 Political Spending
We Are Ohio Phases Out “No Rights At Work” Propaganda
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Union campaign committee We Are Ohio replaced its “No Rights At Work” logo on Facebook, where the group has 110,000 fans, the day after Media Trackers published a video of We Are Ohio leaders unable to cite any rights “No Rights At Work” would take away. The previous slogan was traded… Continue reading We Are Ohio Phases Out “No Rights At Work” Propaganda
We Are Ohio Can’t Name Any Rights “No Rights at Work” Would Revoke
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Union campaign committee We Are Ohio cannot name a single right that would be revoked by a “No Rights at Work” law, which would give workers the freedom to opt out of paying union dues. Questioned about workplace freedom after the topic came up at the group’s… Continue reading We Are Ohio Can’t Name Any Rights “No Rights at Work” Would Revoke
Most Workplace Freedom States Top Ohio in Disposable Income
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Ohio had lower per-capita disposable income than 12 of 22 workplace freedom states in 2011, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Although union bosses claim that allowing workers to opt out of union dues makes people poorer, a comparison of disposable incomes in Ohio,… Continue reading Most Workplace Freedom States Top Ohio in Disposable Income
The Deadly Truth About Workplace Freedom
The Ohio Education Association (OEA), union campaign arm We Are Ohio, and other labor groups hope to convince Ohioans that workplace freedom kills workers. Ohio union bosses are desperate to keep mandatory union dues in place across the state following the December 2012 adoption of a right to work law in neighboring Michigan. Confronted with evidence that letting workers choose… Continue reading The Deadly Truth About Workplace Freedom